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AT THE SIGN OF YE BULL'S HEAD
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RICHARD BLAND TAVERN
3.6
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
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YE OLDE INN
RICHARD BLAND
TAVERN
(BLAND-WETHERBURN HOUSE)
"AT THE SIGN OF THE BULL'S HEAD"
WILLIAMSBURG'S MOST
ANCIENT HOSTELRY
Birthplace of Richard Bland, revolutionary patriot, in 1710.
Three generations of Blands lived here before it was sold in 1716.
Henry Wetherburn, best known tavern keeper of Colonial Williams-
burg, bought it in 1734 and added the Bull's Head Room which
was and still is the dining room. Wetherburn was also the first
keeper of the Raleigh Tavern.
The cellar was well filled with rare wines and his punch was
so famed that the father of Thomas Jefferson, as the deed states,
bought 200 acres of land for the biggest bowl of Henry Wether-
burn's arrack punch."
Where Governor Dinwiddie was banqueted upon his arrival as
Colonial governor in 1751.
In his diary George Washington mentions many times having
been a guest here.
In this tavern "Aunt Libbie's" Southern cooking is as much
enjoyed by the guests of today as Wetherburn's punch was in
Colonial days.
For information write to "At the Sign of the Bull's Head,"
Williamsburg, Va.
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